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Garlic Butter Sauce

By Adam Ried

Published on March 17, 2014

Time

15 minutes

Yield

Serves 2 (Makes about 1/3 cup)

Garlic Butter Sauce

Ingredients

6 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 garlic cloves, minced to paste¼ teaspoon table salt 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Before You Begin

A rasp-style grater makes quick work of turning the garlic into a paste. If desired, the garlic can be strained from the sauce before serving.

Instructions

  1. Melt butter in 8-inch skillet over medium-low heat. Add garlic and 1/4 teaspoon salt and season with pepper to taste; cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and let stand 3 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and serve.
Garlic Butter Sauce
Photography by Steve Klise. Styling by Ashley Moore.

Garlic Butter Sauce

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Time

15 minutes

Yield

Serves 2 (Makes about 1/3 cup)

Ingredients

6 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 garlic cloves, minced to paste
¼ teaspoon table salt
1 teaspoon lemon juice

Ingredients

6 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 garlic cloves, minced to paste
¼ teaspoon table salt
1 teaspoon lemon juice

Ingredients

6 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 garlic cloves, minced to paste
¼ teaspoon table salt
1 teaspoon lemon juice

Why This Recipe Works

We briefly cook the garlic in the butter to mellow its flavor, then add the lemon juice off heat to preserve its acidic punch.

Before You Begin

A rasp-style grater makes quick work of turning the garlic into a paste. If desired, the garlic can be strained from the sauce before serving.

Instructions

  1. Melt butter in 8-inch skillet over medium-low heat. Add garlic and 1/4 teaspoon salt and season with pepper to taste; cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Remove skillet from heat and let stand 3 minutes. Stir in lemon juice and serve.

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